Lagan Brick workers bring fight for justice to Dáil

The Sinn Féin TD for
Cavan-Monaghan Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has hosted a delegation of workers and
their families from the Lagan Brick Company in Kingscourt Co. Cavan to the Dáil
today.

The workers have been engaged in
an around the clock protest at the gates of the Lagan Brick premises in
Kingscourt, Co. Cavan since the company shut in the week before Christmas. They
are demanding a fair redundancy deal from their former employers.

Speaking from Leinster House
Deputy Ó Caoláin said:

“I am delighted to welcome the
Lagan Brick workers and their families to the Dáil today and I want to commend
the strength and determination of these workers who have been protesting for
their rights for the past 204 days.

“Significantly today the
delegation met with TDs and senators from across the political spectrum, with
all parties expressing unequivocal support for the Lagan workers' reasonable demands.
This must now be followed up with concrete action.

“We are calling on the Lagan
company directors to come to the table, engage with the workers and their SIPTU
representatives and agree to pay them the redundancy payments that they are
entitled to and that they deserve.”